A little piece of heaven

It doesn't look like it yet, but hopefully within the next month, this will be a little piece of heaven in my backyard.

We had a wood deck, we didn't take good care of the wood deck. After 10 years, the deck was pretty much rotten. On top of that, underneath the deck was dirt and where there's dirt, there's weeds. It was not a nice place. Oh, and when it rained really hard, the door leaked. We took care of most of that problem, but knew the fix would probably not last forever. So, the door had to go too.

Here's where we're at now:

The deck was about 10x10 feet. Now, it has all been torn down except for a landing. 

Here's the new door. It's not only a French door, but a real French door. Both sides open! Notice a slight problem for the time being? Look at the doorknob compared to our make-shift landing. Ummmm yeah, opposite sides. Oops.

There's a little bit of a walking place - maybe 2" wide to get over to the landing. So, I'm getting to use the double doors quite a bit right now. Jenna loves walking the "tightrope".

Then there's this - looking to the East. That used to be a sandbox, can you tell it's not much of a sandbox? I cannot wait to have this part as a patio.

Jason has big plans for this patio and I cannot wait to see it all happen. 

We had someone come out and start a bid to do a couple different things - pricing to see what would be the best choice (aka cheapest).

Oh, did I mention where I was while Jason put in the new - really heavy - door?

Lagoon with Jenna

Had a blast - she woke up this morning and said, "Mom, I think I had a dream I went to Lagoon, was it a dream?"

Oh, she cracks me up.